Napier Port has handled a record 50,000 shipping containers.
It’s container packing facility Port Pack delivered a record 50,000 TEU (20ft container equivalents) in 12 months to June.
This was a rise of 4000 from the same period last year.
Napier Port general cargo manager Mark Babbington says there has been huge growth over the last few years, Hawkes Bay Today reports.
“It was just four years ago we were handling 10,000 TEU or thereabouts. So, we’re pretty much at capacity now with our current resourcing and we are now really focusing on what we can do to improve our operations and processes,” Babbington told Hawkes Bay Today.
Pulp and processed timber are the most common goods handled at the port which are exported to China.
